Plane emergency landing today

JENNIFER Aniston's private plane was forced to make an emergency landing today as she jetted off to Mexico for a surprise birthday trip with Courteney Cox. The Friends co-stars were on their way to Cabo San Lucas for a girls getaway when the private jet lost a wheel or a tyre during takeoff, according to the FAA. The jet, which was reportedly also carrying Jimmy Kimmel's wife Molly, Jason Bateman’s wife Amanda Anka and eight other women, took off from LAX at 11am. They made it all the way down to Mexican airspace but were diverted to Ontario, California after deeming it wasn't safe to land. The plane circled for hours to burn off fuel before landing just after 2pm, about 60 miles away from Los Angeles. After being held on the tarmac, Jen and her pals were seen leaving the private jet and boarding another plane on the runway. A group of women wearing hats and sunglasses were seen being directed into the new plane so that Jen’s 50th birthday trip could still go … [Read more...] about Jennifer Aniston’s private jet forced to make emergency landing en route to her surprise birthday trip to Mexico with Courteney Cox

Emergency teams spent the night cleaning the main runway at Gatwick Airport after a British Airways plane spilled hydraulic fluid following an emergency landing. Eight flights had to be diverted - two from Thomas Cook, one Thompson service and five operated by EasyJet.The BA Airbus A320, coming in from Naples, touched down at about 12.30am on Friday.The "priority landing" was requested as a precaution after a technical fault, British Airways said.Once the jet was safely on the ground it was inspected and the main runway closed.No one was injured and passengers were able to disembark a short time later, while other planes were diverted to the airport's standby runway. The main runway was reopened at about 5am after it had been washed down and friction tests conducted to ensure it was not slippery."Our flight landed safely after our pilots requested a priority landing as a precaution after a technical fault," British Airways said in a statement."The safety of our customers and crew is … [Read more...] about Flights diverted after Gatwick emergency landing and fluid spillage

FRANTIC Friday has got off to a bad start with a British Airways flight having to make an emergency landing at Gatwick - forcing other flights to be diverted and a runway to be closed. Flight BA2605, travelling from Naples, experienced technical difficulties over the English Channel. The plane is understood to have suffered a technical glitch - reportedly a hydraulic fuel leak - in the air, and engineers were seen on the runway fixing the problem. Fire crews are also thought to have met the plane. Incoming flights were temporarily diverted as the Airbus A320 plane was inspected. The Mail Online reports that four flights were sent to Birmingham, two to Stansted and two to Luton. The runway closed shortly after midnight and its standby runway was put into action - just as Frantic Friday got underway. The runway has since been reopened. Were you on the flight? Email us at [email protected] or call 0207 782 4368. You can WhatsApp us on 07810 791 502. … [Read more...] about Frantic Friday starts badly for some as BA flight makes emergency landing forcing Gatwick flights to be diverted